Christer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹaɪstɚ/
Etymology
From Christ + -er.
Meanings
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(derogatory, sometimes) A Christian who publicly displays his or her religion.
The village people called his father 'Righteous Christer,' which shows that he too must have been 'stiff as a tree' in following what he knew to be right.
1917, L. V. Hodgkin, A Book of Quaker Saints:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
witness (person who publicly displays his or her religion) · fundamentalist (person who publicly displays his or her religion) · fanatic (person who publicly displays his or her religion)